inheritance Flashcards
key words
1
Q
genotype
A
type of gene
2
Q
phenotype
A
type of feature e.g. hair colour
3
Q
heterozygous
A
different alleles
4
Q
homozygous
A
same alleles
5
Q
dominant
A
will be expressed / shown in phenotype
6
Q
recessive
A
will only be expressed in phenotype if homozygous
7
Q
allele
A
pair of genes that code for the same feature / different version of the same gene
8
Q
Bb
A
heterozygous
9
Q
BB
A
homozygous dominant
10
Q
bb
A
homozygous recessive
11
Q
genome
A
all genetic information
12
Q
chromosome
A
part of the genetic information 1/46
13
Q
gene
A
section of a chomosome
14
Q
nucleotide
A
small unit if DNA
15
Q
A
